When pumping gas, stand upwind from not only your gas pump, but all of them - so you don’t breathe harmful vapors. To determine wind direction - look at the flags, trees or use the good 'ol lick the finger and hold it up to the wind trick to determine wind direction. Important note: remain in sight of the pump to prevent spills and overflow. In addition, try to fill up your car at night or when it's cool outside - this minimizes vapors as well as making gas more dense (so you get slightly more for your money)!
Breathing gas vapors has been linked to cancer in laboratory rats (who are accustomed to breathing sewer gas and other nastiness) - so imagine what those vapors can do to a much more sophisticated human body.
Our lungs are a direct pathway into our blood and every cell in our bodies. What we breathe absolutely affects our health!
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